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MODERN ARAB-ORIENTALIST NETWORKS - ESR Elmozafar Abdelhafiz
Elmozafar Abdelhafiz works on orientalism and its modern connections. Find out more about Abdelhafiz' reserach and current projects:...

Kotoz Abdelhafiz
May 9, 20221 min read


ART, ACTIVISM AND POLITICS - Between Potential and Expectations
Isn't the dissident quality of art intimately related to precisely its capacity to transcend mere political protest? In our...

Rayane al-Rammal
Apr 11, 20221 min read


"Is This Real?"- A Short Movie On the Surreal Architecture of Doha
Here is a short movie (my first one as well) that I created during my filmmaking course at Al-Jazeera Media Institute- Doha, Qatar.

Rayane al-Rammal
Mar 30, 20221 min read


Secondment at the Al Jazeera Media Institute
by Lena Richter and Rayane Al-Rammal This last month (mid- February, mid-March 2022) a few ESRs had the chance to do a secondment at the...

Lena Richter
Mar 30, 20223 min read


A Collective Virtual Art Exhibition
To get a deeper understanding of a place we either read about it, visit it, or experience its art. In this virtual art exhibition, we are...

Rayane al-Rammal
Mar 25, 20222 min read


Special Issue: JOURNAL OF MUSLIMS IN EUROPE
This special issue deals with the manifold process of authority-making among Muslims in Europe. The authors show that Islamic authority...
PS Media
Mar 15, 20221 min read


"I SEE IT FEELINGLY" - Mohamed El-Moursi's research about ʻAbd Allāh B. Buluggīn
Mohamed El-Moursi works on the memoirs of ʻAbd Allāh B. Buluggīn. Buluggīn’s book ‘al-Tibyān’ documents history of Granada from the...

Mohamed El-Moursi
Mar 14, 20221 min read


NEW ARTICLE: Conjuring Karbala Online and Offline - Experiences of the ‘Authentic’ in Shiʾa majalis
We proudly announce the latest article by Aleeha Zahra Ali "Conjuring Karbala Online and Offline - Experiences of the ‘Authentic’ in...
Aleeha Ali
Feb 25, 20221 min read


NET-HNOGRAPHIES: POLITICAL ISLAM IN MOROCCO
Eleonora Landucci works on Hybrid voices of Political Islam: Net-hnographies of Politico-Religious Movements in contemporary Morroco....

Eleonora Landucci
Feb 18, 20221 min read


Congratulations Giulia!
Dear all, Giulia Galluccio is leaving us. We could cry, but instead, we shall rejoice and congratulate her for her impressive success....

Pascal Buresi
Feb 15, 20221 min read
![[Edit : New Dates] Keynote speaker : prof. dr. Syamsul Rijal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d33456_10ba05bb20234d229aefadb0e29c884c~mv2.webp)
![[Edit : New Dates] Keynote speaker : prof. dr. Syamsul Rijal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d33456_10ba05bb20234d229aefadb0e29c884c~mv2.webp)
[Edit : New Dates] Keynote speaker : prof. dr. Syamsul Rijal
10/18/2021 The call for application is open! We are pleased to present another keynote speaker for the ENIS/NISIS-MIDA Spring School in...

Giulia Galluccio
Feb 14, 20221 min read
![[Edit : New Dates] Few days to Apply at the next ENIS-NISIS-MIDA Spring School 2022!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d33456_12dcbaa31efb4001871692b9605ce4ec~mv2.webp)
![[Edit : New Dates] Few days to Apply at the next ENIS-NISIS-MIDA Spring School 2022!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d33456_12dcbaa31efb4001871692b9605ce4ec~mv2.webp)
[Edit : New Dates] Few days to Apply at the next ENIS-NISIS-MIDA Spring School 2022!
Theme of this year : Mobility and Mobilisation in Muslim Societies Dr. David Kloos, will be one of the keynote speakers. David Kloos is a...

Giulia Galluccio
Feb 14, 20221 min read
![[Edit : New Dates] Keynote speaker: prof. dr. Claudia Derichs!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d33456_0c9ac5f0a4d84cf48f9da32bc9d36726~mv2.webp)
![[Edit : New Dates] Keynote speaker: prof. dr. Claudia Derichs!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d33456_0c9ac5f0a4d84cf48f9da32bc9d36726~mv2.webp)
[Edit : New Dates] Keynote speaker: prof. dr. Claudia Derichs!
We are happy to announce the first keynote speaker in the ENIS/NISIS-MIDA Spring School 2022 : Prof. Dr. Claudia Derichs. Claudia Derichs...

Giulia Galluccio
Feb 14, 20221 min read


MECCA FROM PAINTING TO PHOTOGRAPH - How the Dutch captured it with their Cameras
Rukayyah Reichling works on Media and the Hajj. In her MIDA project she focuses on the capturing of Mecca by Dutchmen. Reichling takes a...
Rukayyah Reichling
Feb 11, 20221 min read


CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN TURKISH SERIES - How does "Payitaht:Abdülhamid" construct conspiracy theories
Mustafa Çolak researches Turkish TV Series. Çolak analyzes how symbols are represented and examines the construction of various...

Mustafa Çolak
Jan 27, 20221 min read


HOW BOOKS BECAME "MANUSCRIPTS"?
Mahdieh Tavakol works on "Books from the library of Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ʿĀmilī (953-1030/1547-1621), from carriers of knowledge to...
PS Media
Jan 21, 20221 min read


VISUAL BATTLEFIELD: Past Inspirations and Current Revisions of War Photography in Iran
Early Stage Researcher Elaheh Habibi works on War Photography in Iran. Her project title "Visual Battlefield: Past Inspirations and...
Elaheh Habibi
Jan 10, 20221 min read


TRAVELING BOOKS - TRAVELING SCHOLARS: The Journey of Mahdieh Tavakol
Mahdieh Tavakol researches on the library of Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ʿĀmilī (1547-1621). The manuscripts of this collection are spread...
PS Media
Dec 17, 20211 min read


The Turks are Coming! The Popular Outreach of Turkish TV Series - Hybrid - 6 - 10 December 2021
Venue: Lorentz Center@Snellius "The Turkish dizi (television series) has yielded a highly profitable industry that, under the influence...

Mustafa Çolak
Dec 6, 20211 min read


FILM RELEASE: MEDIA TRAINING IN DOHA 2021
The Early Stage Researchers of MIDA (Mediating Islam in the Digital Age) participated in the "Data Journalism and Story Telling" Workshop...
PS Media
Dec 2, 20211 min read
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